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Table 5 PedsQL score of subjects with and without individual symptoms listed on SProND

From: Quality of life and symptom burden in children with neurodegenerative diseases: using PedsQL and SProND, a new symptom-based scale

 

Physical health summary score

Psychosocial health summary score

Total PedsQL score

    

Emotional functioning

Social functioning

School functioning

Total

   
 

mean score

mean score

mean score

mean score

mean score

mean score

 

Yes

No

p-value

Yes

No

p-value

Yes

No

p-value

Yes

No

p-value

Yes

No

p-value

Yes

No

p-value

1. Seizure (n = 13)

31.3

42.0

0.256

55.4

68.0

0.092

35.4

44.1

0.261

43.9

53.9

0.133

45.0

55.9

0.078

39.8

49.9

0.116

Neurobehavioural

2. Hyperactivity behaviour (n = 13)

45.4

34.0

0.225

58.5

66.3

0.302

37.3

43.0

0.464

46.7

52.1

0.353

47.6

54.3

0.233

46.5

46.2

0.961

3. Aggressive behaviour (n = 11)

50.6

32.6

0.064

59.1

65.4

0.428

37.3

42.6

0.514

47.2

51.3

0.573

47.5

53.4

0.378

48.5

45.3

0.634

Movements and mobility related

4. Involuntary movements (n = 26)

32.5

52.8

0.040

57.3

79.5

0.004

36.9

51.5

0.077

45.1

63.9

0.008

46.8*

65.3

0.005

40.9

60.2

0.004

5. Joint stiffness (n = 23)

24.3

62.5

 < 0.001

57.8

73.5

0.035

34.1

53.1

0.012

42.6

62.1

0.002

44.9*

62.6

0.003

37.3

62.3

 < 0.001

6. Muscle spasm (n = 19)

24.0

53.9

 < 0.001

56.3

71.5

0.034

36.8

45.6

0.243

45.8

54.8

0.170

46.8

57.2

0.083

37.9

55.7

0.003

Breathing and swallowing

7. Swallowing difficulty (n = 9)

11.8**

46.9

 < 0.001

55.0

66.3

0.178

31.7

44.1

0.148

40.0

53.1

0.084

43.0

54.4

0.113

30.8

51.4

 < 0.001

8. Need for respiratory support (n = 6)

17.7

42.2

0.040

53.3

65.5

0.213

34.2

42.3

0.599

37.0

52.3

0.094

42.7

53.3

0.219

32.8

49.0

0.049

9. Drooling (n = 15)

15.0**

52.8

 < 0.001

53.2

70.0

0.012

29.6

48.2

0.012

40.4

55.3

0.025

40.7*

57.7

0.005

31.3

55.8

 < 0.001

Daily activities

10. Pain (n = 9)

22.6

43.3

0.044

55.6

66.1

0.209

33.3

43.5

0.238

38.8

53.5

0.051

43.3

54.3

0.126

35.3

50.0

0.038

11. Constipation (大便次數) (n = 18)

25.9

50.3

0.005

56.9

70.0

0.070

37.5

44.4

0.355

49.1

51.0

0.778

48.3

55.1

0.272

39.4

53.1

0.024

12. Sleep problem eg. insomnia, day/ night disturbance, night terror etc.(n = 15)

25.0

47.5

0.011

49.7

73.3

0.001

31.0

48.1

0.020

39.3

57.6

0.004

40.2*

59.7

0.001

34.6

54.7

0.001

13. Anorexia/ nausea/ vomiting (n = 11)

24.4

44.1

0.041

53.2

68.0

0.057

32.7

44.6

0.141

40.0

54.2

0.043

42.6*

55.5

0.050

35.2

51.2

0.015

14. Urinary problem (n = 20)

26.3

51.3

0.004

56.6

71.2

0.041

35.8

46.8

0.140

50.1

50.0

0.988

47.4

56.0

0.153

39.3

54.1

0.015

  1. *Mean psychosocial health summary score of subjects with these symptoms is approximately 70% of subjects without these symptoms
  2. **Mean physical health summary score of subjects with these symptoms is less than 30% of subjects without these symptoms